Highway Heroes

Hollard Highway Heroes is a national competition that recognises and rewards South Africa’s safest and most responsible truck drivers. Winners are identified using objective telematics data and driving performance metrics.

The competition is open to:
 

• Professional drivers employed by fleet owners
• Fleets insured by Hollard Trucking
• Drivers operating eligible commercial vehicle types
   

Drivers must be permanently employed and remain employed for the duration of the competition.

Eligible vehicle categories include:
 

• Tippers
• Tankers
• Refrigerated vehicles (Reefers)
• Flatdeck/Tautliners
• Lowbeds
• Light Delivery Vehicles (LDV)
   

Vehicles must meet regulatory requirements and be fitted with an approved telematics system.

• Entry period: 1 May 2026 – 30 June 2026
• Competition period (monitoring): 1 July 2026 – 30 November 2026
   

Entries submitted after the closing date will not be accepted.

Drivers cannot enter themselves directly. Entry must be completed by their employer (fleet owner) via the official Hollard Highway Heroes online portal.

To qualify:
 

• The driver must be entered via the official online portal
• The fleet must onboard telematics data to the platform
• Driving data must be continuously available during the competition period
   

Optional: Fleet owners can submit a motivation highlighting the driver’s behaviour or achievements.

Winners are determined based on:
 

• Telematics data analysis
• Driving behaviour metrics (e.g. speeding, excessive driving, harsh driving)
• Overall safety performance
   

Assessment is conducted objectively in line with the competition criteria.

Assessment includes:
 

• Speeding events
• Continuous driving time and distance
• Harsh driving events
• Other telematics-based driving behaviours
   

This data must be accurate, continuous, and submitted in the required format.

No, each driver must compete in a single vehicle category and cannot switch categories during the competition period.  

Yes, the following individuals are not eligible:
 

• Employees or affiliates of Hollard
• Advertising or promotional partners
• Immediate family members of such individuals

• Monthly category winners: R10,000
• Final category winners: Additional R20,000
• Overall winner (if selected): R100,000
   

Prizes are awarded to drivers personally and are not transferable.

• Monthly winners are recognised during the competition
• Final winners are confirmed after December 2026
• Award ceremonies are typically held at fleet premises

If a selected winner cannot be reached or fails to provide the required documentation, the prize may be forfeited and awarded to another qualifying participant.  

No.
 

• Telematics data collected for the competition is used solely for:
• Competition administration
• Performance assessment
• Awarding prizes
   

It is not used for underwriting, pricing, or claims decisions.

Personal and telematics data:
 

• Is processed in line with POPIA
• Is used only for competition purposes
• Is securely stored and not retained longer than necessary

Yes, participation in marketing or publicity is optional and does not affect eligibility.

Yes, the promoter reserves the right to:
 

• Amend
• Suspend
• Extend
• Terminate
   

the competition for operational, technical, or commercial reasons.
 

Still have questions?

Contact us at:

011 879 5165 / 011 351 5000
or email us at highwayheroes@hollard.co.za